對話 Dialogue
店員：歡迎光臨！
Dianyuan: Huānyíng guānglín!
馬克：你好，我們沒有訂位，請問現在有位子嗎？
Make: Nǐ hǎo, wǒmen méiyǒu dìngwèi, qǐngwèn xiànzài yǒu wèizi ma?
店員：目前我們客滿，可能要請您在門口排隊稍等哦。
Dianyuan: Mùqián wǒmen kèmǎn, kěnéng yàoqǐng nín zài ménkǒu páiduì shāoděng ó.
馬克：這樣啊……那請問大概要等多久？
Make: Zhèyàng a……nà qǐngwèn dàgài yào děng duōjiǔ?
店員：請問您有幾位用餐？
Dianyuan: Qǐngwèn nín yǒu jǐ wèi yòngcān?
馬克：我們有五個人。
Make: Wǒmen yǒu wǔ gerén.
店員：這樣為您安排六人桌，大概要等一個小時左右。
Dianyuan: Zhèyàng wèi nín ānpái liù rén zhuō, dàgài yào děng yíge xiǎoshí zuǒyòu.
馬克：哇？這麼久，那我們去別家餐廳吃吧。
Make: Wa? Zhème jiǔ, nà wǒmen qù bié jiā cāntīng chī ba.
店員：不好意思，歡迎下次提早來電訂位喔。
Dianyuan: Bùhǎoyìsi, huānyíng xià cì tízǎo láidiàn dìngwèi ō.
翻譯 Translation
Clerk: Welcome!
Mark: Hello, we don’t have a reservation. Are there any seats available now?
Clerk: We are full now, you may have to wait in line at the door.
Mark: Well... Then how long will it take?
Clerk: How many people are you?
Mark: There are five of us.
Clerk: It will take about an hour to arrange a table for six people for you.
Mark: Whoa? That’s a bit long, let’s go to another restaurant.
Clerk: Sorry, next time remember to call in advance to make a reservation.
單字片語 Vocabulary
1. 目前 (mùqián) at present
2. 客滿 (kè mǎn) full house
3. 排隊 (páiduì) wait in line
4. 稍等 (shāoděng) hold on
5. 大概 (dàgài) perhaps
6. 用餐 (yòngcān) to eat
7. 安排 (ānpái) arrange
8. 提早 (tízǎo) in advance
9. 來電 (láidiàn) call
教材音檔 Audio Files
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